R.A. The Rugged Man started his career in a duo called Crustified Dibbs

R.A. The Rugged Man was originally in the group Crustified Dibbs with his friend and producer Marc Niles. R.A. The Rugged Man started his career in 1992, at the age of 18, when he signed to Jive Records. Getting off to a bad start, his debut 1994 album ‘Night of the Bloody Apes’ (name inspired